New You'll be able to Film Experts Circle Honours Preview: 'The Descendants,' Jean Dujardin and Meryl Streep Predicted to Win

By Tom O'Neil, GoldDerby.com Expect if some crazy award individuals who win leave the voting powwow in the NY Film Experts Circle on Tuesday morning. According a poll of award experts completed by Gold Derby, these will be the individuals who win: 'The Descendants' (Best Picture), Jean Dujardin (Best Actor in 'The Artist') and Meryl Streep (Best Actress in 'The Iron Lady'), Albert Brooks (Best Supporting Actor in 'Drive') and Jessica Chastain (Best Supporting Actress in 'The Help,' 'Tree of Life' and 'Take Shelter'). However, the critics' circle established fact for breeding voter clashes contributing to crazy honorees. All things have associated with the archaic voting procedure. Each critic ranks faves by setting three (top choice), two then one indicate each, as well as the champion must show on most ballots. Consequently, voting in each category frequently spans many ballots, rival camps form and victory is only able to be mentioned having a compromise candidate. 'Milk' won Best Picture of 2009, for example, only when gamers for 'Rachel Marriage,A 'Happy-Go-Lucky' and 'Slumdog Millionaire' surrendered and recognized a contract. No experts entering the 2002 voting conclave planned to find the awesome 'Mulholland Drive,' nevertheless it emerged since the default choice after they couldn't decide among 'In the Mattress room,' 'Gosford Park' and 'Shrek' after many frustrating ballot clashes. Furthermore to 'The Descendants,' another movies with strong NYFCC support this year are 'Tree of Life' and 'The Artist,' but expect if 'Moneyball' or 'Midnight in Paris' emerges since the fallback choice. The very best champion matters a good deal because the Gotham experts have observed a effective impact on the Oscars with time. Within the last 76 years, they were the first to hail eventual Academy Award Best Pictures 28 occasions. It's apparent the NY Film Critics' Circle carried out an important role inside the eventual Oscar victories of those films as 'The Lost Weekend' (1946), 'Marty' (1956), 'Tom Jones' (1964), 'In the heat in the Night' (1968), 'The Deer Hunter' (1979), 'Ordinary People' (1981), 'Terms of Endearment' (1984) and 'The Silence in the Lambs' (1992). Nevertheless the agreement rate is not too impressive recently. Only five occasions formerly 2 decades gets the same film won Best Picture in NY and also on Oscar evening. A year ago 'The Social Network' taken all of the key critics' honours, but Hollywood didn't appear of taking care of. David Fincher's Facebook movie was usurped by 'The King's Speech' in the market honours presented with the guilds as well as the film academy. Nonetheless, the circle has carried out a starring role in spotlighting many stars who ongoing to win Oscars. Stars like Forest Whitaker ('Last King of Scotland,' 2006), Geoffrey Hurry ('Shine,' 1996) and Marcia Gay Harden ('Pollock,' 2000) probably owe their Academy Award victories mainly to early wins within the circle. See the Gold Derby expert picks for your NYFCC individuals who win this link. [Photo: Fox Searchlight] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

The earth the planet pandora Stock Drops, TiVo Shares Rise After Strong Results

NY - Internet radio firm The earth the planet pandora and TiVo Corporation. both reported better-than-expected quarterly results late Tuesday, however stocks went in a variety of directions on Wednesday. As the organization had released an unpredicted profit for your third quarter, The earth the planet pandora shares dropped as Wall Street made an appearance concerned about its financial outlook. Stifel, Nicolaus analyst Jordan Rohan made obvious the final results using this method: "Solid report, but likely inadequate to driver near-term upside." He mentioned that guidance of $80 millionth- $84 million in fourth-quarter revenue "was below previous implied guidance...no matter the strong third-quarter beat." By 9:50am ET, the stock was lower 10.six percent at $10.60, close to its low of $9.33, therefore it had established in September. Meanwhile, TiVo's latest quarterly results had exceeded Wall Street anticipation and seen the Digital video recorder firm return to overall customer growth the first time in four years. The stock was up 5.9 % at $10.13 by 9:50am ET. It's exchanged between $7.06 and $12.65 within the this past year. Janney Montgomery Scott analyst Tony Wible on Wednesday elevated his fair value round the stock by 50 cents to $18.50. Lauding a "good quarter," more youthful crowd contended that "core momentum and legal prospects improve risk/reward" for traders. TiVo has existed patent suit with AT&T while others that experts say can result in trial results or funds that ought to benefit TiVo. Suit with AT&Its scheduled for that month of the month of january as they are funds conference with Verizon. Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Subjects

Shaun Lipskys Adopt Films Accumulates Mighty Fine As Third Acquisition

Adopt Films has acquired the united states theatrical privileges to Darlene Goodsteins semi-autobiographical coming-of-age comedy-drama Mighty Fine, the distributor’s co-controlling executive Shaun Lipsky introduced.Occur the seventies,Mighty Fine may be the story of Joe Fine, a higher-spirited guy who relocates his family wife Stella, kids Nathalie and Maddie from Brooklyn to New Orleans looking for a much better existence and palatial home, but his dreams and extravagance far exceed his means.Chazz Palminteri (Bullets Over Broadway, A Bronx Tale) and Andie MacDowell (sex lies and videotape, Groundhog Day) take part in the parents, and Jodelle Ferland (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Tideland) and Rainey Qualley (MacDowells daughter in her own debut) take part in the kids.Adopt plans a2012 Memorial Day weekend platform rollout. Goodstein helmed the 1988 Holocaust-designed documentary Voices in the Loft and authored 1991s Emmy-nominated Saying Kaddish. Mighty Fine was created by Ajae Clearway and Kathryn Wallack. Lipsky discussed the offer using the movies co-executive producer Barbara Goodstein.Mighty Fine may be the third title acquired through the recently created Adopt Films. All were directed by women. The award-winning documentary The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye is slated to spread out in March, and Anne monds Toronto fest entry Nuit #1 is placed for late summer time 2012. Minnesota-based Tim Grady and Karen Sternal are Lipskys co-controlling executive partners.

'Mission Impossible' Debuts New Poster, Heads Back To Dubai

We're getting closer and closer to the official release of "Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol," the fourth entry in the Tom Cruise-starring spy franchise. And with a fast-approaching release date comes a double dose of "M:I 4" news, beginning with a brand new poster, which you can see above. In addition to the new poster, news has dropped that the fourth "Mission" is headed to Dubai once again. After shooting what looks to be one heck of a breathtaking action sequence on the massive Burj Khalifa tower, "Ghost Protocol" is returning to the city for the eighth annual Dubai International Film Festival. According to a press release, the new "Mission: Impossible" will open up the festival, which runs from December 7 through 14, 2011. Cruise, director Brad Bird and fellow cast and crew members are expected to be on hand for the event. Part of the press release is below, courtesy of Bleeding Cool: Dubai will reprise its own starring role in the film when Cruise, Bird and the films co-stars take to the Festivals opening night red carpet alongside the citys leadership at the Madinat Jumeirah, The Arabian Resort Dubai, home to the Dubai International Film Festival. Todays joint announcement from Paramount Pictures and the Festival celebrates the Mission: Impossible teams return to Dubai after extensive filming in the city, including shoots spanning its old town, downtown financial hub and offshore Palm island development. With incredible stunt sequences featured throughout the movie, including the now iconic scene of Cruise scaling the worlds tallest tower, Dubais stunning Burj Khalifa, the movie also features Dubai footage shot in high-definition IMAX, promising crystal-clear imagery, powerful audio and a fantastically immersive experience. Framed for a terrorist bombing of the Kremlin, Impossible Missions Force operative Ethan Hunt (Cruise) and his entire remaining team (Renner, Patton, Pegg) are disavowed along with the rest of the agency when the president initiates Ghost Protocol, essentially erasing the agency from existence. Left with no resources or backup, the team must find a way on their own to clear their names and prevent another attack. To complicate matters further, Ethan is forced to embark on this mission with a team of fellow IMF fugitives whose personal motives he does not fully know or trust. "Ghost Protocol" initiates nationwide on December 21, 2011. Tell us what you think of the news in the comments section and on Twitter!

Rapper Heavy D dies at 44

Rapper and actor Dwight Arrington Myers, better known as Heavy D, who served as the leader of popular 1990s hip-hop group Heavy D & the Boyz, died Tuesday in Los Angeles after being hospitalized with respiratory problems. He was 44. Grandmaster Flash was among the first to break the news over Twitter, posting, "I was just told Heavy D passed away." Hip-hop journalist Dream Hampton later confirmed the death, and social network tributes from the likes of A Tribe Called Quest's Q-Tip as well as Dwayne Johnson and Vivica Fox poured in immediately. In a statement, comedian and "In Living Color" cast member Tommy Davidson said: "Most know Heavy D as a rap icon; I considered him a brother who made an indelible mark on me as a performer and a human being. I miss him already." A gifted rhymesmith who largely eschewed profanity and adopted a cuddly recorded persona, the "overweight lover" Myers managed to break through to the pop crossover market without alienating his hardcore hip-hop audience, among whom he remained a beloved touchstone figure long after his commercial heyday. Born in Jamaica, Myers moved to Mount Vernon, N.Y., as a child. Joining forces with three childhood friends, Myers formed Heavy D & the Boyz in the late 1980s and managed to get a demo tape to Def Jam exec Andre Harrell, who signed them to his nascent label Uptown Records. The group released its debut, "Living Large," to respectable returns in 1987. Follow-up effort "Big Tyme" provided the group's true breakthrough in 1989. Anchored by production work from New Jack Swing auteur Teddy Riley and hip-hop classicist Marley Marl, the album broached the Billboard album chart's top 20 and hit No. 1 on the R&B charts, eventually going platinum; 1991's "Peaceful Journey" went platinum as well, and Myers was subsequently recruited to rap on Michael Jackson single "Jam" (produced by Riley), as well as Janet Jackson's "Alright." Heavy D & the Boyz provided the theme song for Fox sketch comedy show "In Living Color," and Myers landed a recurring role on sitcom "Roc." While still releasing solid-selling and well-received records with the group -- 1993's gold-certified "Blue Funk" featured guest spots from then-largely-unknown rappers the Notorious B.I.G. and Busta Rhymes, while "Nuttin' but Love" went platinum in 1994 -- Myers began to branch out into further acting and label management ventures, serving as an A&R director and, briefly, president of Uptown. He also scored roles in the Laurence Fishburne-scripted Off Broadway play "Riff Raff" and sitcom "Living Single," starring Queen Latifah. In 1997, Myers released his first solo effort, "Waterbed Hev," to a top 10 berth on the pop charts. The modest-selling "Heavy" followed in 1999, and the reggae-influenced "Vibes" was released in 2008. Myers' acting career also included roles in "The Cider House Rules," "Boston Public," "Life" and this year's "Tower Heist." Last month, Myers performed a medley of his hits at the BET Hip-Hop Awards, marking his first live performance in more than a decade. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

'Goose' to receive Latin American reboot

MADRID -- Veralia, the Madrid-based production holding, is readying a Latin American reboot of mid-90s Spanish gameshow "El Gran juego de la oca" (Goose Game), which was based on the Snakes and Ladders boardgame. Produced in Bogota, and set up at Veralia's light entertainment producer Europroducciones TV, one of its five production companies, "Goose" will be syndicated to around four or five Latin American broadcasters, including a top channel in Mexico, Stefano Torrisi, director of Veralia's international division, told journalists in Madrid. Veralia will attempt to replicate the production structure set up by Europroduzione TV, Europroducciones' Italian subsid, which produced a big studio redo of "Guinness World Records," added Marco Fernandez de Araoz, Veralia director, international acquisitions and sales. Budgeted at nearly Euros1 million ($1.4 million) per show, the Italian "Guinness" studio production is used by smaller country companies for their own versions of the format. Veralia is in talks with Mexican and other Latin American networks. It is in advanced negotiations for Colombia's Dynamo Capital, a private-sector fund and producer, to co-produce "Goose" using its Colombian studios, Torrisi said. Each Latin American broadcaster will shoot its own version. According to Torrisi, producing out of Colombia could halve Spanish-level production costs, bringing the show in at Euros2.5 million ($3.4 million) for 20 episodes. The revamp will include a "Harry Potter"-style magical castle and a "Pirates of the Caribbean"-style sailing ship. Developed by "Fort Boyard" format creator Joselyn Hattab, the original was a big hit for leading Spanish broadcaster Antena 3 TV over 1993-95. Its original taped version punched high ratings in Chile, Mexico and other Latin American territories. A ramping up of international co-production, especially with emerging markets, looks like an increasing trend for Spanish TV production companies, as Spain's TV ad market double-dipped first-half 2011, plunging 7.4% to Euros1.21 billion ($1.66 billion). "Seeing what's going on in local markets, we have to go abroad to avoid shrinking until we close down," said Fernandez de Araoz. Europroducciones TV has also inked with Mediaset Espana to reversion "The Cube" for the ME-owned free-to-air web Cuatro. Sold by All3Media Intl., the BAFTA-winning U.K. gameshow will air from January in daily access primetime slot, a first for the format, which usually plays primetime. Europroducciones TV will produce 60 segs straight off, Torrisi said. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

English-speaking areas a priority for Aussie distribs

'Red Dog'In Australia's small market, indie distribs are rarely niche providers. Instead, they tread the line between a few select arthouse titles and the odd breakout hit to stay solvent."Two of our most successful films were at two ends of the spectrum. We had 'Source Code' that did almost A$6 million ($6.3 million) here and went wide and mainstream. At the other end of the spectrum we had 'Incendies,' the French-Canadian film that did about A$1 million ($1.05 million)," says Hopscotch Films topper Troy Lum. "I think films that work here are very distinctive, movies that cater to a very specific markets."Palace Films topper Nicolas Whatson agrees. "Films either work brilliantly or not at all, the middle ground seems to have slipped away," he says. "The audience is either passionately interested in something or it's really hard to get a result. That's making Australian distributors more selective, or more careful, about what they launch theatrically."Local films have had a good year, led by Roadshow's breakout hit "Red Dog," which has nabbed $7.9 million.In terms of cable and TV sales, Whatson says, "provided you have quality product those opportunities are still there," but Lum admits it is still tough."We struggle compared to the studios and we have a first-look deal with Showtime so we are the lucky ones," he says. "Free TV is very difficult."Both agree that VOD is providing a useful income stream, but they are not popping the champagne corks just yet."VOD is growing literally day by day, it's becoming an income stream that is big enough for us to budget for, big enough for us to take notice of," says Lum. "The court is still out on whether it's going to replace the reduction in the DVD market, but we're seeing some positive signs."Number of screens: 1,991Number of 3D screens: 686Top indie distribs and B.O.: Indie distribs in Oz account for around 15%-20% of the annual B.O., approx. A$1 billion ($1.05 billion) Palace Films and Cinemas: Distrib with an exhib chain that pitches to an arthouse audience. Has a strong foreign language bent. Hopscotch Films: One of Oz's indie success stories, balancing big local films like "Mao's Last Dancer" with foreign arthouse fare. Madman: Edgier distrib with a strong homevid market and a taste for special interest genres like anime and horror.Top exhibition chains for indie films: Dendy: City-based chain that leans heavily on arthouse fare but with the occasional mainstream film. Palace Cinemas: Main outlet for Palace Films' arthouse pics, particularly French and Italian titles. Greater Union: Big gun that unspools some of the indie distribs' more mainstream fare.Typical minimum guarantee paid: Most indies buy up and down the scale, but could range from $26,000 to $1.57 million depending on the film.Typical gross split for theatrical: There is not a typical split but distribs quote a minimum of 25% and a maximum of 55%.Top FIVE indie films: "Red Dog" ($7.9 million); "Source Code" ($6.3million); "Oranges and Sunshine" ($4 million); "Blue Valentine" ($1.46 million); "Incendies" ($1.05 million)Upcoming indie pickups: "Midnight in Paris" (Hopscotch); "We Need to Talk About Kevin" (Hopscotch); "Ages of Love" (Palace) Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com